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Japanese Consulate San Francisco Vice Consul Charged with Assualt and 14 Counts of Domestic Violence

May 9, 2012 – 5:58 am |

An interesting turn of events that should test the diplomatic will of Japan and the application of domestic and international law. The LA TImes reports:
“A Japanese consulate official faces felony charges after San Mateo County …

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Tokyo Stories

Submitted by zurui on September 8, 2009 – 8:30 amNo Comment

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Here are some short videos by the Washington Post that give some insight on life in Tokyo. Those that live in Japan may have visited the places shown or may have even experienced much discussed in the videos. At any rate, the videos are well produced by a team of roving citizen reporters working for a project at the University of California – Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. BTW, one Tokyo Story that I like is “Blogging Japanese Style.”

Here are the Tokyo Stories. Click here to view the Last Call videos. The newest videos, Facing Japan, show 10 short videos of Japanese, Japanese-Americans and a non-Japanese worker seeking employment.